名词机器，机械; 机械般的人; 核心
及物动词用机器制造，用机器加工
不及物动词被机器切削
及物动词
1. It will take far less time to machine the cuffs than to sew them by hand.
用缝纫机缝制袖口比手工做省时得多。
2. The material is easy to machine.
这原料易于用机器来加工。
名词
1. He is a mere machine.
他只不过是一个机器人。
2. Levers and pulleys are simple machines.
杠杆和滑轮是简单机械。
3. The Allies finally smashed the Nazi war machine.
同盟国最终粉碎了纳粹的战争机器。
外企英语
A：Would you copy these papers?
能帮我复印一下这份材料吗?
B：This copy machine doesn’t work.
复印机有毛病了。
A：I think it ran out of paper.
我想复印机是没纸了。
工作
A：This will be your office here.
这就是你的办公室。
B：A corner office? Really? Wow, this is great!
一间办公室，真的吗？太棒了！
A：We try to give everyone in the upper management team a nice office. After all, you will be spending a lot of time in here.
我们尽力为高层管理团队中的每个成员安排一间比较好的办公室。毕竟你要在那里呆很长时间。
B：I suppose so. It’s great.
我也这样认为。真不错。
A：On Monday, we’ll give you the keys to the company car. You can use it for personal use, but make sure to keep track of the gas you use. We’ll reimburse you for the upkeep and the gas you use for business.
我们周一会给你公司汽车的钥匙。你可以作为私车使用，但一定要记下用油量。我们会为你报销汽车的保养费和汽车作为公用时的油费。
B：Is there a coffee machine around here?
这附近有咖啡机吗？
A：Yes, we have a coffee machine and some other beverages in the break room.
有，休息室里有咖啡机和其他饮料。
B：Where’s that again?
休息室在哪里呢？
A：It’s just down the hall, the fourth door on your right.
在大厅下面，你右边的第四间。
B：Got it.
知道了。
A：You can always call me if you need anything and I will get it for you. That’s one of my duties as your personal assistant.
如果你有什么需要可以随时叫我，我会帮你解决。作为你的私人助理，这是我的部分职责。
1. 机器;机械
A machine is a piece of equipment which uses electricity or an engine in order to do a particular kind of work.
e.g. I put the coin in the machine and pulled the lever...
我把硬币投入机器，拉动控制杆。
e.g. The machine can be remotely operated and monitored.
这台机器可以远程操作和监控。
2. 用机器制造;用机器加工
If you machine something, you make it or work on it using a machine.
e.g. The material is machined in a factory...
这种材料在一家工厂里用机器加工成型。
e.g. All parts are machined from top grade, high tensile aluminium.
所有零件都是用顶级高强度铝加工而成。
3. 大型机构;严密组织
You can use machine to refer to a large and well-controlled system or organization.
e.g. ...Nazi Germany's military machine...
纳粹德国的军事机构
e.g. He has put the party publicity machine behind another candidate.
他为另一位参选者在幕后组织政党宣传。
4. （由于工作过于劳累或乏味）机械般工作的人，做工作不动脑筋的人
If you say that someone is a machine, you mean that they are so tired or bored that they do their work without thinking.
e.g. I think I have got to stop or I might turn into a machine...
我想我得停下来了，否则我就会变成一台机器。
e.g. He has dedicated himself to his work and become just a writing machine.
他忘我地投入工作，就像是一台写作机器。
5. see also: fruit machine;sewing machine;slot machine;vending machine